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CS/SB 594: Anchoring or Mooring at Seaports

GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Rodriguez

Anchoring or Mooring at Seaports; Authorizing the governing bodies of certain seaports to apply to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to prohibit anchoring or mooring within specified boundary limits for specified purposes; authorizing the commission to consult with certain entities when considering an application for seaports where anchoring and mooring will be prohibited and the boundaries of such prohibited areas; requiring certain seaports annually to review the boundaries of approved prohibitions and notify the commission of such review and proposed modifications if necessary, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/12/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Environment and Natural Resources; Fiscal Policy
    2/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/4/2025 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
    • Introduced
    3/5/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/6/2025 Senate • Now in Environment and Natural Resources
    3/10/2025 Senate • CS by Transportation read 1st time
    3/12/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

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  • CS/SB 594, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/5/2025 at 4:32 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 795 No Anchoring or Mooring Zones LaMarca Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    567442 - Amendment
    Delete line 43 and insert:
    Environment and Natural Resources
    (Rodriguez)
    3/14/2025
    1:03 PM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    311.104 Page 2 (pdf)
    327.4109 Anchoring or mooring prohibited; exceptions; penalties. Page 4 (pdf)
    327.73 Noncriminal infractions. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 594, Original Filed Version Posted 2/10/2025 at 4:36 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 3/3/2025 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 795 No Anchoring or Mooring Zones LaMarca Identical Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    165998 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Transportation
    (Rodriguez)
    3/3/2025
    2:25 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/5/2025
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/4/2025 4:00 PM Transportation 7 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    311.104 Page 1 (pdf)

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